Ming Dynasty: The Sixth Brother of the Zhu Family Seeks Immortality

Zhu Zhankan’s knowledge of the history of the Ming Dynasty is not superficial, but it is not in-depth either.

He learned a lot about the history of the Ming Dynasty through folk stories in the Taoism course.

In his impression, Emperor Yongle was a great emperor who ruled the world and no one dared to disobey him.

He was also a majestic emperor on horseback.

How could such an emperor lead to misfortune for the whole family?

Chapter 36 Problems of the Yongle Dynasty

“You should know very well how our family got the throne.”

Zhu Zhanji did not respond. Usurping the throne has always been a sensitive issue and a concern for the old man. No one dared to talk about it.

Zhu Di seemed to be explaining to several younger generations, and seemed to be reminding himself.

"Jingnan, since ancient times, has anyone ever relied on a single prefecture to break through several prefectures and finally rule the world?"

"I don't feel it's that difficult to conquer the world. From Jinan Prefecture all the way to Yingtian Prefecture, it's like God's help! Victories in succession."

"The most difficult thing is to rule the world. When two armies are fighting, if you don't like the other side, just kill them in front of the battle."

"In the court, if you don't like the other side, you have to rely on them."

"In order to stabilize the court, I have to go to the West, build Shuntian Prefecture, and march north."

Now, Zhu Di knows how many years he has left, but he still feels that time is too limited.

Only twelve years, gone in the blink of an eye.

What he wants to do is far from being completed in a dozen years.

And his speed of cultivation is not very fast.

Therefore, Zhu Di set his sights on many Taoist classics, especially those that record fast cultivation methods.

Although unorthodox ways are not recognized by people and have a limited future.

But this point is very much in line with Zhu Di's mind.

"In order to appease the Jiangnan clans, the military nobles, and balance the power of the court, I cannot be too partial to any prince."

"Once the court loses balance, I am afraid the consequences will be disastrous."

"Not to mention, I know today that I will die in a few years."

Of course, the problem is not as serious as Zhu Di said. With the practice of martial arts, it will at least extend his life.

As the Yongle Emperor, as a horse emperor who will be remembered for thousands of years, controlling the court is really not a problem for him.

But he doesn't just want to balance the court and be a king who maintains the status quo.

He wants to expand the territory, he wants to make great achievements, he wants to seal the wolf's lair, and he wants to fight to the banks of the Onon River.

He wants to use his life's achievements to wash away the guilt of his Jingnan.

Twelve years, it's long, it's not long.

Zhu Di wants to realize his ideal, and he is not sure how much time and energy it will take to succeed.

His only thought is the highly efficient method of side door and left-handed way.

These are both from the heart and also to show some pity.

Of course, it would be even better if we could ask this little grandson for a better way to practice.

Zhu Zhankan frowned slightly. He didn't expect that the emperor grandfather actually had such an idea.

You can't mess around. The side door is not something that ordinary people can play with.

Even for cultivators who have practiced for a long time, using the side door requires extreme caution.

"Zhankan, look at this..." Zhu Di noticed the entanglement and frown on Zhu Zhankan's face, and didn't care about the dignity of the elders.

"Is there any way to practice more easily?" Zhu Di asked kindly.

"To speed up the entry into the Tao, the only way is to take pills." Zhu Zhankan recalled for a moment.

"Really? Pills can speed up the practice? Your pills..." Zhu Di looked at Zhu Zhankan with some excitement, but thinking of being harmed by the poison pill, Zhu Di hesitated.

Zhu Zhankan nodded affirmatively: "Grandpa Emperor, the elixirs used for cultivation naturally do not have too much elixir poison. Even if there is elixir poison, it can be eliminated through cultivation. It's just that the materials needed for elixir refining..."

"By the way, what about the elixir poison in the elixir we took before?"

Zhu Zhankan spread his hands helplessly: "I don't know how to refine all elixirs. I really don't know how to refine elixirs that directly detoxify, but if you reach the state of entering the Tao, you should be able to detoxify, right?"

If Zhu Zhankan remembered correctly, after entering the Tao, there would be a small cleansing of the tendons and bones, and it should not be a problem to remove some heavy metal toxins.

Zhu Di couldn't wait to ask: "Zhankan, what is the effect of the elixir? Grandpa Emperor's requirements are not too many, as long as you can enter the Tao in ten days or half a month."

"Ah?" Zhu Zhankan's face was full of question marks.

Enter the Tao in ten days or half a month? Does Grandpa Emperor have any misunderstandings about cultivation?

If there were such good elixirs, there would be cultivators entering the Tao everywhere.

Who would still have the mind to practice slowly!

Seeing the change in Zhu Zhankan's expression, Zhu Di knew that this request might not be easy to fulfill.

Zhu Di said with some embarrassment: "Grandpa Huang's request is a bit high."

"The effect of the pill can speed up the cultivation speed. Generally speaking, three or five pills can help the user enter the realm of Taoism in about a month." Zhu Zhankan explained.

Then, he persuaded: "Grandpa Huang, it is better to practice step by step. As the saying goes, haste makes waste."

"However, there are still a few small problems in refining the pill." Zhu Zhankan smiled and added.

"Zhankan, if you have any questions, just tell Grandpa Huang. As long as Grandpa Huang can do it, he will definitely do it." Zhu Di boasted confidently.

Zhu Zhankan nodded, but he didn't know if the emperor would remain calm after hearing the specific news.

"Medicinal materials, I still need some medicinal materials."

Zhu Di asked a little puzzled: "Zhankan, the national treasury, doesn't it allow you to take medicinal materials from the medicinal material warehouse?"

Zhu Zhankan shook his head. He was still young and didn't have enough knowledge about elixirs.

"Imperial grandfather, if you want to speed up your cultivation, you need a Qi-gathering elixir, and this kind of elixir requires a lot of medicinal materials."

Zhu Di waved his hand indifferently: "How much do some medicinal materials cost?"

"About 500,000 taels."

"Puff————" Zhu Di's tea, which had just entered his mouth, suddenly spurted out.

"How much?" Zhu Di's tone trembled: "500,000 taels of silver? Zhankan, you are not kidding me, are you?"

Even Zhu Zhanji looked at his sixth brother in shock.

Will this sixth brother find an opportunity to blackmail the emperor?

"Grandpa Emperor, in the path of cultivating immortals, one must pay attention to wealth, method, land, and companions. Wealth refers to wealth resources, including spiritual stones, elixirs, formations, etc., and method naturally refers to the techniques and spells, while land refers to the blessed land of caves and feng shui, and companions refer to the Taoist companions and Taoist friends who practice together. The most important of these is wealth." Zhu Zhankan began to popularize some basic knowledge.

Zhu Di, who heard about the basic knowledge of cultivating immortals for the first time, was naturally very serious.

"This wealth, to put it bluntly, is money and the resources behind money. With your qualifications, it is possible that you will have to practice for several months or even years without elixirs. Besides, 500,000 taels is probably just the beginning. The elixirs refined are only enough for you to enter the Tao. If my father and my second and third uncles plan to enter the Tao, the expenses will probably be much more!"

Zhu Zhankan said very directly.

Zhu Di was very upset when he heard it, and felt that his heart was bleeding.

500,000 taels of silver! It takes so much money to return it to him alone.

Chapter 37 Wenshi Dandao Alchemy, a small success

Zhu Zhankan watched Zhu Di, who was a little upset, leave Juyang Tower.

He was very satisfied with the hundreds of thousands or even millions of taels of silver that were about to be credited.

Because the silver and money circulating in the Ming Dynasty also had the luck of the dynasty.

Gathering enough circulating silver and money can gather wealth and refine wealth instruments.

Besides, refining medicine itself requires money, but the money required is not so exaggerated.

The reason why Zhu Zhankan charged such a high fee was mainly to charge labor fees. Refining medicine has always been a profitable business.

Especially for alchemists.

Another purpose is to cultivate the self-reliance spirit of the old Zhu family.

Although it is a piece of cake for Zhu Zhankan to supply the entire Zhu family with elixirs.

But Zhu Zhankan does not want to raise a family like a borer.

He hopes that the Zhu family can get enough benefits at the cusp of the revival of spiritual energy and truly become self-reliant.

Instead of relying entirely on his help to grow smoothly.

Of course, Zhu Zhankan would not be stingy in providing appropriate help and some cheaper elixirs and equipment.

Now that they have finished talking with Zhu Di, they still have to continue to check their own property.